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| Lambda Legal Applauds Jackson Memorial Policy Changes and Urges Hospital to Apologize to Deceased Lesbian's Family | 04/12/2010 |
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"Jackson Memorial Hospital should have been able to provide immediate resources to Janice Langbehn when she wasn't allowed to be with her partner Lisa hour after hour as she lay dying in the hospital. We don't want the Langbehn-Pond nightmare to happen to another family." Health Care Fairness |
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| Lambda Legal Releases Health Care Discrimination Survey Results; More Than Half of LGBT and HIV Positive Respondents Report Discrimination | 02/04/2010 |
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(New York, February 4, 2010) - Today, Lambda Legal released the first nationwide survey that examines health care discrimination experienced by LGBT people and people living with HIV. Health Care Fairness |
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| Federal Court Dismisses Lambda Legal's Lawsuit Against Jackson Memorial Hospital on Behalf of Deceased Lesbian's Family | 09/29/2009 |
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(Miami, FL, September 29, 2009) — The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida today rejected Lambda Legal's lawsuit filed against Jackson Memorial Hospital on behalf of Janice Langbehn, the Estate of Lisa Pond and their three adopted children who were kept apart by hospital staff for eight hours as Lisa slipped into a coma and died. Health Care Fairness |
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| Lambda Legal and ARCW File Federal Lawsuit on Behalf of HIV Positive Woman Denied Surgery by Healthcare Provider | 02/12/2009 |
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(Milwaukee, WI, February 12, 2009) — Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit today in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin on behalf of Melody Rose, a 35-year-old Wisconsin woman who was denied surgery to remove her gallbladder because she has HIV. Health Care Fairness |
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| Lambda Legal, HIV and Medical Groups Fear Expansion of Federal Religious Exemptions Threatens Public Health | 09/26/2008 |
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| Lambda Legal Applauds UPS Decision to Give Benefits to Civil Union Partners | 07/30/2007 |
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(New York, July 30, 2007) --- Following advocacy on behalf of Lambda Legal clients and a letter by Governor Corzine, United Parcel Service has decided to provide benefits to the same-sex civil union partners of its employees in New Jersey. Health Care Fairness |
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| UPS Denies Spousal Benefits to Employees in New Jersey Civil Unions: Lambda Legal to Represent Couples | 07/09/2007 |
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(New York, July 9, 2007) — Today, Lambda Legal produced a letter from UPS that draws a startling distinction between civil unions and marriage in its denial of spousal benefits for employees joined in civil unions. Health Care Fairness |
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| Lambda Legal Presses 12 Leading Health Insurance Companies To Issue Clear Policies on Covering Organ Transplants for Patients with HIV | 11/30/2004 |
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| Dentist Confirms Commitment to Equal Treatment of Individuals with HIV and Public Education Efforts, Settling Lambda Legal Case on Behalf of Man With HIV Who Said He Was Denied Dental Care | 05/13/2003 |
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| NJ Dentist Violated State Law By Refusing To Treat HIV-Positive Man, Lambda Legal Says in Lawsuit Addressing Ongoing National Problem | 10/29/2002 |
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